七年级英语短文阅读篇一：七年级英语阅读理解55篇(含答案)
阅读理解1
Do you know from what English people get their family names? Finish the sentences after you read the story.
Everyone has a family name. But what does it mean? From what do family names come? First, some family names come from the place of their homes. If a man lives on or near a hill, his family name may be Hill. In England people’s names may be Wood, Lake, because they live near the wood or lake.
Second, family names come from a person’s job. If a person is a cook, he may be Cook. Third, many people get their family names from their father’s given name. If you hear the name “Jackson”, you know that he is the son of Jack.
1. English people usually have ___________ ways to get their family names.
2. Some people get their family names from _______________________________.
3. Some people get their family names from________________________________.
4. Some people get their family names from__________________________________.
5. A person’s family name is Jackson, because he is_______________________.
答案s: 1.three 2.the place of their homes 3.a person’s job 4.their father’s given name
5.the son of Jack
阅读理解2
I am Tony Smith. I am twelve. I am in No.101 Middle School. I’m in Class 2, Grade 7. My good friend is Jim Green. He is an English boy. He is twelve, too. He is in my class. He can speak good Chinese. Jane is in Class 2, too. I think she is a good girl. My Chinese teacher is Mr. Wang. His students like him. He is very cool.
根据短文填空，每空一词。
1. Tony ______ twelve. His last name is ______.
2. Tony and Jim are ______ the same ______. Jane is ______ Class 2, too.
3. Tony and Jim ______ good ______.
4. Jim’s ______ is very good.
5. Mr. Wang is their ______ teacher. He is ______. His students him very much.
答案: 1.is, Smith 2.in, class, in 3.are, friends 4.Chinese 5.Chinese, cool
阅读理解 3
根据表格所提供的有关王老师的信息，选择最佳答案。
1. My English teacher is ______.
A. young B. oldC. tallD. short
2. My English teacher is from ______.
A. China B. the USA C. England D. Australia
3. ______ is my English teacher.
A. Miss WangB. Mrs. WangC. Ms. WangD. Mr. Wang
4. My English teacher is on a bus. You can call him /her at ______.
A. Room 2003 B. 0551-3456789C. 18 Huangshan Road D. 13905512345
5. My English teacher lives in the city（市）of ______.
A. Huangshan B. Hefei C. Wuhu D. Anqing
答案: 1-5 A A D D B
阅读理解4
根据上边四张名片，选择最佳答案。
1. _______ can teach（教）us English.
A. Li Hong B. Zhao Bi C. Xie Zhongqing D. Liu Huifang
2. You should call _______ if your daughter（女儿）is ill（病）.
A. Li HongB. Zhao Bi C. Xie Zhongqing D. Liu Huifang
3. You call ______ when you want to take a taxi to New Century Computer Center.
A. 199230163B. 13704358529 C. 13902137285 D. 127080370
4. ______ is a merchant（商人）.
A. Li HongB. Zhao Bi C. Xie Zhongqing D. Liu Huifang
5. We can’t send a fax to the ______.
A. professor B. manager C. doctor D. driver
答案: 1-5 B A A D B
阅读理解 5
Linda：Hello, Paul, is this your pencil?
Paul：Yes, it is. Thank you.
Linda：Is this your book?
Paul：No, it isn’t. Maybe（也许）it’s Mary’s.
Linda：Mary, is this your book?
Mary：No, it isn’t. My book is here. Ask（问）Bill. Maybe it’s his.
Linda：Bill, is this your book?
Bill：Yes, it is.
Linda：Here you are.
Bill：Thank you very much. But where is my bag?
根据对话判断正（T）误（F）。
1. This is Linda’s pencil.
2. Bill is a student.
3. The book is Bill’s.
4. Mary can’t find（找到）her book.
5. Paul knows（认识）Linda and Mary.
答案: 1-5 FTTFT
阅读理解6
Look at these things. This is Mr. Wang’s ID card. And this is Jim’s watch, that’s Mary’s key. Gina’s notebook is over there. Look! What’s that on the floor? Oh, it’s gold ring. It’s Jenny’s ring. It’s very nice.
根据短文选择最佳答案。
1. This is Mr. Wang’s ______.
A. notebook B. keyC. ID card D. watch
2. ______ notebook is over there.
A. Jim’s B. Gina’s C. Jenny’s D. Mary’s
3. Is this Jim’s watch? ______
A. Yes, it is. B. No, it isn’t. C. Yes, he is. D. No, he isn’t.
4. Is Jenny’s ring very nice? ______
A. Yes, she is. B. No, she isn’t.C. Yes, it is. D. No, it isn’t.
5. Mr. Wang’s name is on his ______.
A. ring B. watch C. key D. ID card
答案: 1-5 CBACD
阅读理解 7
看图，选择最佳答案。
1. This is ______.
A. Motorola 8008B. Siemens A55 C. Nokia 8210 D. Panasonic 2128
2. Is it a small radio? ______
A. Yes, it is. B. A radio.C. No, it isn’t.D. A video.
3. Is that a good way of exchanging（交流）by phone? ______
A. Yes, it is. B. No, it is. C. Yes, it isn’t.D. No, it isn’t.
答案: 1-3 CCA
阅读理解 8
阅读短文，判断正（T）误(F)
This is my friend John Wilson and his family. This is his grandfather. . His name is Fritz. This is his grandmother. Her name is Evenly. This is his mother. . Her name is Anna. This is his father. His name is Earl. These are his sisters, Christie and Carina.
()1.Fritz is John’s grandfather.
()2.Anna is his grandmother.
()3.John has two sisters.
()4.Earl is his father.
()5.Christie is Anna’s daughter.
阅读理解 9
Do you know what a family tree is? Read the following passage and fill in the family tree. 你知道什么是族谱吗？读下面这段文章，然后填写下面的族谱。(2 min.)
Kate White has a large family. There are nine people in her family. Her grandfather’s name is James White. He is a doctor. Her grandmother’s name is Alice White. She is a housewife. They have a son and a daughter. Her father’s name is Thomas White and he is a policeman. Her mother’s name is Jenny White and she is a nurse. Kate is 13 and she is a middle school student. She has a little brother, Jimmy. Jimmy is only three. Charles is her uncle, and Casey is her aunt. They are both teachers. They have a little baby. His name is Tommy. Kate loves her family very
七年级英语短文阅读篇二：初中英语阅读理解精选20篇(含答案)
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A Clever Bird
A man has a bird. It is very clever. Every day the man speaks to the bird.“Hello!”he says. “Hello!”the bird answers.“What are you doing?”says the man.“What are you doing?”says the bird.
The man is not at home one day. A thief comes in. He is taking many things.“Hello!”The thief hears the bird's words.“What are you doing?”The thief is very afraid，so he does not take any things and runs out of the house.
1. The man teaches the bird ________.
A. how to say something B. how to sing songs
C. how to eat something D. how to dance
2. The bird is ________.
A. very nice B. very clever
C. very beautiful D. very silly(傻的)
3. The man speaks to the bird ________.
A. sometimes B. once a week
C. every week D. every day
4. The thief is taking ________ things from the house.
A. a fewB. a little
C. a lot ofD. some
5. The thief ________ out of the room.
A. walks B. comes
C. runsD. goes
参考答案
1. A2. B3. D4. C5. C
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What Are Stars Like?
Have you ever wondered about the stars? In some ways，stars are like people. They are born. They grow old. And they die.
A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot. Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by. The older star begins to get small again. At last its light goes out. The star's life is over.
1. Dust and _________ make a star.
A. gasB. snowC. rain
2. This story tells about _________.
A. old people B. the life of a star C. the number of stars in the sky
3. In the first part of the story，what does the word “wondered”mean?
A. movedB. looked atC. asked yourself
4. Stars give off light because they are very _________.
A. small B. hotC. old
5. You can guess from the story that most stars are around for a _________ time.
A. long B. shortC. nice
参考答案
1．A2. B3. C4. B5. A
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English Learning
Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are children. Others are young people. Some students learn English at school，and others teach themselves.Why do all these people want to learn English? It is very difficult to answer this question.
Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many people learn English because it is useful in their work. Some young people learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people learn English because(提要) they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
1. 根据短文内容在文中空白处填上恰当的答案。
Learning ___ is very popular in many countries nowadays.
It is very ______ to answer why so many people want to learn English.
There are many________ for people to learn English.
2. 根据短文内容进行连线。
①Many boys and girls learn English at school because .
②Many people learn English because .
③Some young people learn English for their higher studies because .
④Other people learn English because .
A. it is useful in their work.
B. some of their books are in English at college or university.
C. it is one of their subjects.
D. they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
参考答案
1. English，difficult，reasons
2. ①--C ②--A ③--B ④--D
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阅 读 理 解
We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights , and there my wife saw the bookshelf.
It stood outside a furniture (家具)shop. "Buy it," she said at once. "We'll carry it home on the roof-rack (车顶架) . I've always wanted one like that . "
What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof-rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too .
As it was getting darker, I drove slowly . Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through . Carrying furniture was a good idea.
After a time my wife said, "There's a long line of cars behind . Why don't they overtake (超车) ?"
Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers (警官)inside looked at us seriously when they went past . But then , with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church (教堂) . One of the offices came to me."Right, sir, " he said. "Do you need any more help now?"
I didn't quite understand . "Thanks, officer, " I said . "You've been very kind. I lived just down the road. "
He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. "Well, Well, " he said and laughed . "It's a bookshelf you've got there ! We thought it was-er, something else . "
My wife began to laugh . Suddenly I understood why the police drove here .
I smiled at the officer. "Yes, it's a bookshelf, but thanks again." I drove home as fast as I could .1 . From the story we know that ___________.
A . the writer was poor and didn't buy the bookshelf for his wife
B . the writer's wife didn't like the bookshelf at all
C . the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife
D . the writer was not very dad to buy the bookshelf for his wife
2 . What made the writer think that carrying furniture was "a good idea"?
A . He could drive slowly and it was safe.
B . Other drivers would let him go first .
C . His wife could use a new bookshelf.
D . He could save a lot of money and time.
3 . Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?
A . Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.
B . Because they didn't think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it .
C . Because they thought somebody in the writer's family had died and he needed help .
D . Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.
4 . Why did the writer's wife begin to laugh?
A . Because now she knew what mistake the police had made.
B . Because at last her husband understood why the police had driven to the church .
C . Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.
D . Because the police had helped them a lot .
5 . When did the officers begin to realize (意识到)they had made a mistake?
A . Before they arrived at the church.
B . Before they overtook the writer's car
C . After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.
D . After the writer's family left the church.
参考答案
答案：
1．D。文中有这样的句子：What could l do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer?可以看出作者是出于无奈才买的书架
2．B。因为大家都为他们让路。
3．C。此题是推理题，因为书架再加上鲜花，看上去很像棺材，所以其他人对他们都很有礼貌，因为他们认为作者家有人去世了。
4．A。 5．C。本题是细节题，从文中可直接找到答案。
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阅 读 理 解
Look at the picture. It's a small room. We can see Betty in it. There is a bed and a desk in her room. What's on the wall? It's a map of England. We can see a photo (照片) near the map. It's Betty's photo. We can see a clock on the table. There are some flowers near it. Is her black cat on the bed? No, it's her hat. Where's her bag? It's on the bed, too.
1. Whose (谁的) room is it? 2. Is the room big or small?
3. What's on the wall? 4. Where are the flowers?
5. What colour is Betty's hat?
参考答案
解答：阅读题对于初学者来说略有困难。学生希望直接从文章中找到答案。有的题可以但有的题却不能。这篇文章介绍的是一幅画。没有提到房间是Betty的，但所介绍的物品与她有关，故房间是Betty的。
1、答案为It's Betty's.
2、文章的第二句表明房间小，故答案为It's small.
3、墙上除了有英国地图外，旁边还有一张照片，故答案为There is a map of England and a photo.
4、文章没有说花在桌子上，但钟在桌子上，花在它的旁边，当然花在桌子上，故答案为They're on the table.
5、文章也没讲Betty的帽子是什么颜色，但把床上的帽子误认为黑色的猫。由此可见她的帽子是黑色的，故答案为It's black.
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阅 读 理 解
阅读以下名片，并回答问题
（建议只看一遍）
Chaoyang Foreign Language School
Harry Green
English Teacher
Add: 38 Chaoyang Street Beijing 100029
E-mail: chinlj@sohu.com
Tel: (010) 65794231
Beijing Children Hospital
Zhang jing
Doctor
Add: 56 Nanlishi Road Beijing 100045
Tel: (010) 68028401
阅读以下名片，并回答问题。
() 1. Harry is a ________, and Zhangjing is a ________.
A. teacher, teacherB. doctor, doctorC. teacher, doctor
() 2. If child is ill, you may call Zhangjing. Her telephone number is _______
A. (010) 6594231 B. (010) 68028401 C. 100029
() 3. A card mainly tells us a person's _____.
A.name and work B. telephone number C. both A and B
() 4. Harry Green e-mail is _________.
A.chinlj@sohu.comB. chanlj@soh.com C. chinj@sohu.com
() 5. Zhang Jing's postal code is _____.
A. 100045 B. 100029 C. (010) 68028401
答案及解析
C B C A A
这道题，建议只看一遍是为了测试看你的瞬间记忆能力如何，在实际的日常生活中，我们经常会遇到类似的问题。
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阅 读 理 解
Mr. Smith is our Chinese teacher. He always asks the same student to answer his questions because he doesn't look at the students at all. Yesterday he questioned Dick three times. Dick was very angry. After class Dick asked me, "What shall I do?" I told him a good idea. Now we are
七年级英语短文阅读篇三：人教版七年级英语阅读题及答案
阅读（1）
There are 365 days in a year. We sleep 8 hours a day, so we have 122 days for sleeping. Then our work time has 243 days left. But there are 52 weekends in a year. Each weekend is two days. We lose another 104 days a year for work. It takes us about one hour to have breakfast and supper. This comes to 15 days over a year. But we can’t work all that time-we need a holiday. Let’s say we have three weeks’ holiday. We don’t work all day. Four free hours each evening takes up 61 days. We have to remember that we get 2 days’ holiday at Easter, 3 at Christmas and 1 at the New Year. There are also 4 Bank holidays. Take those 10 days away and we have 32 days for work. But then we have one and a half hours’ lunch every day, and half an hour’s coffee break. That comes to 30 days a year. This means that we have only a few days left for work every year! （ B ）1. How many days do we sleep in a year? __________ days.
A. 365 B. 122 C. 8 D. 52
（ D ） 2. We spend 15 days on __________.
A. rest B. coffee break C. lunch D. breakfast and supper
（ B ） 3. Which of the following is true? __________
A. Each weekend is one day.B. We have 61 days for free
time. C. We get 3 days’ holiday at Easter. D. Coffee break takes us one hour.
（ C ） 4. According to the passage, we know that we don’t have
__________ time to work every year.
A. much too B. so many C. too much D. too many
（ B ） 5. The writer means __________.
A. we should know the numbersB. time is important and we’d better not waste it
C. we need more holidaysD. a few days for work is enough
阅读（2）
My friend named Steve and I decided to sleep in the open air. I found the
sleeping bags under the bed in my room. I also packed some snacks（零食）. We could hardly wait for it to get dark. We opened our sleeping bags and put them on the grass in front of my house. Steve and I played some games, talked about something interesting and had a snack. In the end it got dark. We were just falling asleep when We heard something unusual.
―Maybe it is just a small animal,‖ I said. Steve said nothing, but I could feel he was frightened. After I looked around, I was sure it wasn’t an animal. It was my little brother, Tommy.
―What are you doing here?‖ I asked. ―You know, Tommy, you frightened us.‖ ―Sorry, Bill,‖ he said. ―It’s hot in the room. I want to sleep outside with you.‖ ―Well, OK,‖ I said. ―Just come and lie down next to us.‖
―Good night, Bill and Steve,‖ said Tommy. ―And thanks.‖
（ D ） 1. Where did Steve and Bill decide to sleep last night?
A. In Steve’s house. B. In Bill’s house. C. Outside Steve’s
house.D. Outside Bill’s house.
（ A ） 2. When did Bill find the sleeping bags?
A. Before it got dark.B . After it got dark. C. At midnight. D. This morning. （ D ）3. How did Steve feel when he heard something strange?
A. Sad.B. Angry. C. Happy. D. Afraid.
（ C ） 4. What did Tommy come out of the house to do?
A. To drink with Bill.B. To eat food with Steve .C. To sleep with Bill and Steve.D. To play games with Bill and Steve.
（ B ） 5. How many persons slept in the open air at last in the story?
A. Two. B. Three. C . Four. D. Five.
阅读（3）
Dear Jack,
How are you? I have been in the USA for six months. I like the life here. I have a few friends. I don’t have much homework. There are a lot of sports at my school, but I don’t like sports at all. I like the food very much. I eat a lot of different kinds of food every day. I like coke（可乐）very much. I don’t drink water. I drink coke instead（代替
Yours,
David
（ T ） 1. David has been in America for six months.
（ F ） 2. David has to do much homework.
（ T ） 3. There are many sports at David’s school.
（ T ） 4. David likes coke better than water.
（ F ） 5. David knows why he is often ill.
阅读（4）
One day, Allan and his friend Hey went swimming in a river. It was very hot. How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while.
On their way back, Hey saw some flowers. He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them. Now Allan was walking by himself. Then he heard Hey calling out, ―A snake! Help! …‖
―What’s wrong with you?‖ asked Allan.
―A snake bit（咬）me in the leg. Come here!‖
Allan ran over and saw a small red wound（伤口）on Hey’s leg.
―The snake was in the grass. I didn’t see it.‖
―Sit down quickly!‖ Allan told Hey.
Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck（吸）at it. In this way he saved（挽救）Hey’s life. ―Oh, Allan, it’s very kind of you to help me.‖ ―That’s all fight. We are friends and we must always help each other.‖ （ A ） 1. It was __________ when Allan and Hey went out.
A. hot B. cold C. raining D. wet
（ D ） 2. After swimming, they played in the sun __________.
A. the whole morning B. for 2 hours C. longD. for a while
（ C ） 3. On their way home, __________ got something wrong with his __________.
A. Allan; legB. Allan; head C. Hey; leg D. Hey; head （ B ） 4. Hey and Allan are __________.
A. workers B. good friends c. brothers D. farmers
（ B ） 5. Which of the following（下面的）is true?
A. Hey went to look at the flowers with Allan.B. Allan saved Hey’s life.
C. Allan was bitten by the sanke, too. D. Allan died at last.
阅读（5）
There is an old tiger in the forest. He doesn’t want to look for food now. He often asks other animals to get him something to eat.
One day, he sees a monkey and says, ―I am hungry, monkey. Go to the village and get me something to eat.‖ ― I can’t do that now, tiger,‖ the monkey says, ―There is another tiger over there. He will not let me get anything for you to eat. I am afraid of him.‖ ―What?‖ cries the old tiger. ―Take me to that tiger. I will talk to him.‖ The monkey and the tiger get to the bridge over the river. ―Now look down at the water.‖ Says the monkey. ―Do you see the tiger?‖ ―Yes, I do,‖ cries the old tiger. ―I will eat him.‖ With these words, the tiger jumps into the river.
( C )1 An old tiger lives ____.
A. in the zoo B. in the garden
C. in the forestD. on the farm
( D )2 How many tigers and monkeys are there in the story?
A. Two tigers and two monkeys. B. Two tigers and one monkey.
C. One tiger and two monkeys. D. One tiger and one monkey. ( A )3 Why does the tiger ask the other animals to get him food?Because ____.
A. they are afraid of him B. only they can look for some food
C. they are his friends D. they like to do so
( B )4 The monkey ____.
A. goes to get something to eat B. gets to the bridge with the tiger
C. knows there is another tiger D. tells the tiger to jump into the water
( D )5 Which of the following is right?
A. The tiger is very clever. B. The monkey eats the tiger.
C. The tiger eats another tiger. D. The tiger jumps into the water.
阅读（6）
Jim:How many days are there in a week?
Sally: Why, seven, of course. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday?
Jim:Well, Sally, can you speak out (说出) the five days of a week and not say Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday? Sally: Let me see. I’m sorry I can’t. Can you?
Jim:Of course I can. They are today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, yesterday, the day before yesterday.
( A ) 1 There are seven days in a week.
( B ) 2 Sally can speak out five days of the week and not say Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
( B ) 3 Jim thinks there are five days in a week.
( A ) 4 It’s Saturday today, so tomorrow is Sunday.
( B ) 5 Tomorrow is the day before today.
阅读（7）
The students were having their chemistry class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, ―What’s water?‖ No one．Miss Li asked again，―Why don’t you answer my question？Didn’t I tell you what water is like？‖
Just then a boy put up his hand and said，―Miss Li，you told us that water has no color and no smell．But where to find such kind of water？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell．‖Most of the children agreed With him．
―I’m sorry，children．‖said the teacher，―Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier．That’s a problem．‖
（ C ）1．The students were having their _______ class．
A．English B．Chinese C．chemistry D．math
（ A ）2．Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like.
A．water B．air C．earth D．weather
（ B ）3．A boy said，―The water in the river behind my house is always ___．‖
A．white B．blackC．clean D．clear
（ A ）4．Most of the children _______ the boy．
A．agreed with B．wrote to
C．heard fromD．sent for
（ D ）5．The water in the river has color and smell because it is getting ____．
A．more and moreB．less and less
C．cleaner and cleanerD．dirtier and dirtier
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Jim is an English boy. He comes to China with his father and mother. They come here to work. Jim comes here to study.
He is in No.5 Middle School. He gets up early every day. He isn’t late for school. He studies hard. He can read English well. He often helps us with our English, and we often help him with his Chinese. After class he likes playing football, swimming, running, jumping and riding. He makes many friends here. We are glad to stay with him. On Sunday he often helps his mother clean the house, mend something or do the shopping. He likes Chinese food very much.。He likes living here. He likes Chinese students very much. We all like him, too.
根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。对的在括号内填― T ‖, 错的填― F ‖. ( F )1. He gets up late every day.
( T )2. He often teaches us English.
( F )3. After class , he likes singing and playing basketball.
( T )4. On Sunday he often helps his mother clean the house.
( F )5. He doesn’t like Chinese food.
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―God made the world, but the Dutch made Holland.‖ True to this saying, the people of the Netherlands are again ―making‖ their land.
About 1980 the Netherlands will complete a project begun in the 1920’s:
transforming the Zyuder Zee, an inlet (小港) of the North Sea into dry land and a freshwater lake. By stages, 550,000 acres of land will serve several purposes: industrial, recreational, military, and agricultural. Fed by the river Yssel, the remaining water basin Lake Yssel, about 300,000 acres will irrigate the surrounding land and help in the fight against salination (盐化作用). Excess water will drain through sluices into the sea.
As the first stop a nineteen-mile-long barrier dam, rising twenty-five feet above sea level, closed the entrance to the Zuider Zee. Then the experimental polder of a hundred acres preceded the first and smallest of the main polders fifty thousand acres that became dry land in 1930. The fifth and largest polder 150,000 acres will be the last of the Zuider Zee works.
Farmers for the new polder (开拓地) come from every province. The Eastern Flevoland polder, completed in 1957, became farmland for many from the province of Zealand which was badly hit by the disastrous floods of 1953. （ D ）1. This article gives a present-day example of how__________.
A. salty soils are desalinated B. the Netherlands has increased its land area
C. irrigation systems are built D. dams are constructed